MMH
MMH Orientation
Welcome new MMH students! We are delighted to have you join the Cornell Hotel School community and look forward to great things from you this year.
The MMH program is intensive, and you'll find that orientation is as well. To prepare you for the fast pace of the semesters to come, we have arranged many activities that will acquaint you with your new classmates, the Hotel School faculty, and the staff of the Office of Student Services, while you work on important professional development tasks.
We've also planned a dinner where you can relax and chat with your colleagues, faculty, staff, and this year's graduating MMH class.
Dress for all orientation activities is business casual.
Ithaca Orientation Schedule (please note the 2012 orientation schedule will be posted soon)
Monday, May 23, 2011
9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Orientation Overview, Staff Introductions, & Professional Development Program Overview
Room 398 Statler Hall
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Welcome
Andrew Jones, MMH '11 and
Elizabeth Convery, MMH'11 and HGSO Ithaca Co-President
Room 398, Statler Hall
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Nestle Library Research Resources
Jeff Spamnois, Reference Specialist
Room 398, Statler Hall
11:30 - 12:45 p.m.
International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) Introduction and International Student Check-In*
Adriana Rovers, Assistant Director for Programming Services
*Mandatory only for non-US citizens
12:45 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch on Your Own
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Academic Integrity
Professor David Sherwyn, Chair for SHA Academic Integrity Committee, & Associate Professor, Organizational Management, Communication and Law
Room 391, Statler Hall
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Welcome
Dean Steve Carvell, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Room 391, Statler Hall
3:15 - 5:30 p.m.
StrengthsQuest Workshop: Personal Skills for Success
Sheri Mahaney, Associate Director for Graduate Programs
Room 391, Statler Hall
4:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Break - Cookies, coffee and tea available
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Required Courses and Course Load Policies
Sheri Mahaney, Associate Director for Graduate Programs
Room 398, Statler Hall
9:30 - 10:15 a.m.
Introduction to Real Estate and Finance (REFI) Concentration
Professor Jan deRoos, Associate Professor and HVS International Professor of Finance and Real Estate
Room 398, Statler Hall
10:15 - 11:00 a.m.
Introduction to Operations and Revenue Management Concentration
Professor Chris Anderson, Assistant Professor, Hospitality Facilities and Operations
Room 398, Statler Hall
11:00 - 11:15 a.m.
Break - Cookies, coffee and Tea Available
11:15 - 12:00 p.m.
Introduction to Marketing Concentration
Professor Bill Carroll, Senior Lecturer, Marketing, Information Systems, Strategy and Tourism
Room 398, Statler Hall
12:00 -1:30 p.m.
Lunch on Your Own
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Individual Advising Sessions to Discuss Concentrations*
Professor Jan deRoos, Professor Chris Anderson, Professor Bill Carroll
*Professor Tim Hinkin will be available for individual appointments to discuss the Self-Directed Concentration in early-June.
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
What is the Hotel Graduate Student Organization (HGSO)?
Elizabeth Convery, MMH '11 & Ithaca Co-President & Tim Martin, MM '11, Ithaca Co-Vice President
Room 196, Statler Hall
5:00 - 5:30 p.m.
What is Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC)? The MMH Connection
Nate Berkowitz, MMH'11 & HEC MMH Liason
Room 196, Statler Hall
8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Videoconference with CNI Students
Room 396, Statler Hall
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
9:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Communication Orientation Seminar
Professor David Lennox, Lecturer, Management Communication
Professor Amy Newman, Lecturer, Management Communication
Room 398, Statler Hall
Lunch on Your Own
2:00 p.m.
Break - Cookies, coffee and tea available
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
BBQ Dinner with Current MMH Students and Faculty
Big Red Barn
Thursday, May 26, 2011
9:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Communication Orientation Seminar
Room 398, Statler Hall
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Introduction to Self-Directed Concentration
Professor Tim Hinkin, George and Marian St. Laurent Professor in Applied Business Management and Richard J. and Monene P. Bradley Director of Graduate Studies
Room 398, Statler Hall
Friday, May 27, 2011
Day to get settled and conduct university business
Tuesday May 31, 2011
Semester I(a) classes begin
CNI Orientation
Friday, July 8, 2011
(CNI Students Only)
12:45 - 2:00 p.m.
Orientation Overview, Staff Introductions, & Professional Development Program Overview
Room 398, Statler Hall
2:00 -2:30 p.m.
Nestle Library Research Resources
Ken Bolton, Associate Librarian, Nestle Library
Room 398, Statler Hall
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Academic Integrity
Professor David Sherwyn, Chair for SHA Academic Integrity Committee, & Associate Professor, Organizational Management, Communication and Law
Room 398, Statler Hall
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Break
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) Introduction and International Student Check-In*
Adriana Rovers, Assistant Director for Programming Services
Room 398, Statler Hall
*Mandatory only for non-US citizens
Monday, July 11, 2011
(CNI and Ithaca Students)
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Briefing on Opportunities for Cornell SHA in Dynamic Asia
Professor Chris Chan, Dean of Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management
Room 398, Statler Hall
9:45 -11:30 a.m.
-Introduction to the Center for Real Estate and Finance Professor Jan deRoos, Director
-Statler Hotel Introduction Mr. Rick Kuhar, Director of Human Resources, & Ms. Nicole Boosembark-Baker, Director of Rooms
-Introduction to the Cornell Hotel Society Ms. Christine Natsios, Director of Alumni Affairs
-Introduction to the Center for Hospitality Research Professor Rohit Verma, Executive Director
11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Break & Lunch on Your Own
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Shuttle Runs to Hoffman Challenge Course
Beck Center Circle
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Team Building with Ithaca Campus Students
CU Team and Leadership Center
Hoffman Challenge Course
5:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Shuttle Runs Back to campus
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
BBQ with Ithaca Students and Faculty
Big Red Barn
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Summer Block II(b) Classes begin